Hy Bound Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 So I downloaded the new "Album" (its not really meant to be an album in the normal context) done by NIN after they got out of a bunch of contracts with their label, apparently. I'm not sure what to think of it truthfully; it seems like a lot of ideas for full-blown songs mixed together. I haven't listened to the whole thing straight through yet, which I'm told is where the real feeling comes from. It actually sounds like Trent Reznor's answer to BT's TBU with a bit more of an Amon Tobin's Foley Room feel thrown in. Coming from someone who really enjoyed With Teeth, this is coming from a pretty different place. I really like quite a few of the single songs, but a lot of them don't really seem to go anywhere. For instance "34 Ghosts IV" starts out with an awesome buildup that gets completely taken-out for a piano and distorted pad bleh feel for the rest of the 5 and a half minutes. It just feels like they just kinda fucked around and tried to put it all together for an art-y project. What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m68030 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I'm enjoying listening to it while driving around town. It isn't the most polished thing he's ever produced, but I'm finding it very highly enjoyable, though I do agree there is a lot of 'this sounds unfinished" to it. Once the multi-tracks are more readily available, I can see them being very useful for creating musical beds for videos and what not (since, as far as I know, they're being released under the CC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiremanJoe Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I've only listened to Ghosts I and II so far, but I quite enjoyed them. Unfortunately, I couldn't pick any 'outstanding tracks' - they all just sort of meshed together to create one atmosphere, which I guess is both good and bad. My two favourite NIN albums are Pretty Hate Machine and With Teeth. I wasn't too fussed with Year Zero... I hope Trent can get his shit together for another hard-hitting album soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strati Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I'll have to give this a listen later. I highly digged The Fragile, wasn't so big on With Teeth, Year Zero, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I didn;t like the preview to much. I totally dig The Fragile, but this new album (at least the teaser pack) just sounded... meh. Like solid starts for awesome tracks, but not developed enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSolstice Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I always felt Reznor's normal instrumental work rocked, this is trying to achieve something different in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Orichalcon Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Ghosts 1, 18, 21, 28 and 35 were standouts to me. Most of the rest were either too drab to hold my interest, had annoying phrases in them, or I haven't listened to enough yet to grasp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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